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Noun: box office  bóks ó-fis
  1. The office where tickets of admission are sold
    "There was a long queue at the theatre's box office before the popular show";
    - ticket office, ticket booth
     
  2. Total admission receipts for an entertainment
    "The new superhero movie broke box office records in its opening weekend"

Derived forms: box offices

Type of: business office, gross, office, receipts, revenue

Part of: house, theater [US], theatre

Encyclopedia: Box office